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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Kootu in tamil literally means add, i,e adding Vegetables, lentils/legumes together and making a dish which is in a semi-solid consistency, something inbetween Sambhar/Rasam and Dry Curry. Though it essentially a part of Festive Menu, these days they are part of everyday meal in many homes, including mine.

What i like most about Kootu, you can experiment with it. Add/Subtract any Veggies, any Lentils/Legumes and Try a new masala to flavor/season it!!!

So, far the last week of Blogging Marathon, i chose to blog about Kootu Recipes. First comes a simple Malabar Vellari/Cucumber Kootu with Chickpeas and Pepper-Cumin Dry powder, which i normally use for Kootu.

Ingredients

2 Cups of Chopped Vellari/Indian Yellow Cucumber

1/2 Cup Soaked Chickpeas

1 Cup of Moong Dal1 Medium-sized Tomato, chopped

2 nos green chilies, Slited

2 tbsp freshly grated coconut

Salt to taste

Fresh coriander for garnishing

To Grind

1/2 tbsp Coriander Seeds

1 tbsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera

1/2 tbsp Peppercorns

1 tsp Tuvar Dal

1/2 tsp Chana Dal

1/2 tsp Moong Dal

Tempering

2 tsp Oil

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

1/4 tsp hing

1 tsp Urad dal

2 red chilies, broked into two

2 sprigs of curry leaves

Method

Grind the ingredients given under "To Grind" to a fine powder.

Take the Chopped Vellari, Chickpeas, Moong dal, Slited chillies, chopped tomatoes together in a Pressure Pan. Add the ground Pepper-Cumin powder to it.

Add 3 Cups of Water, the water should be just above the vegetable-dal mixture. Add fresh coconut and salt. Mix well.